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ROYAL WINDERMERE YACHT CLUB MIRROR WINTER SERIES 2009
The third and final day of the Royal Windermere Mirror Class Winter Series took place on a wonderfully sunny spring day on Saturday, 18th of April. The wind settled down to a gentle easterly breeze allowing a triangular course to be set in the north lake with the windward mark not far from Miller ground.
The first race started promptly at 10.30 with Ed and Beth Grey just about getting away with a ‘port end flyer’ thanks largely to the generosity of others. As ever at Windermere picking the right side of the beat was key to success and it was notable that the starboard side of the course was best. Peter Sedgewick and Ewan Byers were first to the windward mark followed closely by Ed and Beth and then Nicky Haigh and Will Nickson. On the second beat Ed and Beth managed to overhaul Peter and Ewan and in the end won the race by a clear margin, the Lulham Robinson boys coming in third. Newcomers Jack Lawson and Greg Little achieved a seventh place finish. The second race was very competitive with the lead changing hands several times and the chase went right to the end of the downwind finish with Nicky and Will holding off Ed and Beth, again the Lulham Robinson lads were third. Young Elizabeth and James Pike put in an excellent performance with a 6th place finish.
After lunch it was noticeable that the breeze had dropped slightly and there were distinct pockets of wind on the lake. The start of Race three nearly had to be abandoned as a rowing boat manoeuvred down the line just after the start sequence had commenced, but fortunately following some vocal persuasion by the race team and safety boats it had moved out of the way by the time the boats approached the start. Race three was won by Ed and Beth Grey from Ben and Matthew Lulham Robinson, with Ollie White and William Hide achieving a creditable third place finish. The breeze was now becoming very shifty and had also moved more southerly and so Race Officer John Atkinson needed to halt proceedings briefly whilst the course was adjusted. For race four, a few of the teams took the opportunity to swap round the crew and helm and so after a loose start the race was won by Catherine and Ellie Hide, who had improved all day, from Ben and Matt Lulham Robinson.
The overall three race series was won by Matthew and Ben Lulham Robinson, with Nicky Haigh and Will Nickson second and Catherine and Ellie Hide third on count-back. The RWYC Winter Series Mirror trophy was presented by Alan Lishman on behalf of the club. Elizabeth Shapland on behalf of Karen and Jim Schwerdt, owners of Maiden Marine, the event sponsors, presented prizes to all of the series competitors.

 

 

 RESULTS - DAY 1

Sailed:3, Discards:1, To count:2, Entries:10, Scoring system:Appendix A
SailNo
Boat
HelmName
CrewName
Club
R1
R2
R3
Total
Nett
70534
Arctic Donkees
Matthew Lulham-Robinson
Benjamin Lulham-Robinson
Otley SC
(2.0)
2.0
1.0
5.0
3.0
70503
Unknown
Nicky Haigh
Will Nickson
RWYC
(3.0)
1.0
2.0
6.0
3.0
70556
Aqua Lupus
Peter Sedgewick
Ewan Byers
Ripon SC
1.0
(3.0)
3.0
7.0
4.0
70167
 
Catherine Hide
Ellie Hide
Ripon SC
4.0
4.0
(6.0)
14.0
8.0
39970
Desperate Measure
Rory Nicholl
Lily Charlesworth
RWYC
5.0
(6.0)
4.0
15.0
9.0
70010
Woody
Oliver White
William Hide
Ripon SC
6.0
5.0
(7.0)
18.0
11.0
70351
Woodstock
Mark Wilson
Ruby Charlesworth
RWYC
(8.0)
7.0
5.0
20.0
12.0
70463
Onamission
Adam Whitehead
Molly Gore
RWYC
7.0
(8.0)
8.0
23.0
15.0
7001
Armada Boat
Jack Wilson
Steven Wilson
RWYC
10.0
9.0
(11.0 DNF)
30.0
19.0
26894
 
Gregory Little
Ewan Richardson
KSA
9.0
10.0
(11.0 DNC)
30.0
19.0

 DAY 2

Sailed:3, Discards:1, To count:2, Entries:11, Scoring system:Appendix A
SailNo
Boat
HelmName
CrewName
Club
R1
R2
R3
Total
Nett
70457
Cool Running
Harry Yeoward
Nick Elsdon
Rhosneigr Boat Owners
1.0
1.0
(12.0 DNC)
14.0
2.0
70167
 
Catherine Hide
Ellie Hide
Ripon SC
(4.0)
3.0
1.0
8.0
4.0
70556
Aqua Lupus
Peter Sedgewick
Ewan Byers
Ripon SC
2.0
(4.0)
2.0
8.0
4.0
70534
Arctic Donkees
Matthew Lulham-Robinson
Benjamin Lulham-Robinson
Otley SC
(3.0)
2.0
3.0
8.0
5.0
39970
Desperate Measure
Rory Nicholl
Lily Charlesworth
RWYC
6.0
(12.0 DNF)
4.0
22.0
10.0
70010
Woody
Oliver White
William Hide
Ripon SC
(5.0)
5.0
5.0
15.0
10.0
70351
Woodstock
Mark Wilson
Ruby Charlesworth
RWYC
(8.0)
6.0
6.0
20.0
12.0
70463
Onamission
Adam Whitehead
Molly Gore
RWYC
7.0
7.0
(12.0 DNC)
26.0
14.0
7001
Armada Boat
Jack Wilson
Steven Wilson
RWYC
9.0
(12.0 DNS)
7.0
28.0
16.0
26894
 
Gregory Little
Ewan Richardson
KSA
(12.0 DNC)
12.0 DNC
12.0 DNC
36.0
24.0
70503
Unknown
Nicky Haigh
Will Nickson
RWYC
(12.0 DNC)
12.0 DNC
12.0 DNC
36.0
24.0

DAY 3

Sailed:4, Discards:1, To count:3, Entries:12, Scoring system:Appendix A
SailNo
Boat
HelmName
CrewName
Club
R1
R2
R3
R4
Total
Nett
70515
Jack a' Tack
Edward Grey
Beth Grey
RWYC
1.0
2.0
1.0
(4.0)
8.0
4.0
70534
Arctic Donkees
Matthew Lulham-Robinson
Benjamin Lulham-Robinson
Otley SC
(3.0)
3.0
2.0
2.0
10.0
7.0
70503
Unknown
Nicky Haigh
Will Nickson
RWYC
4.0
1.0
4.0
(6.0)
15.0
9.0
70556
Aqua Lupus
Peter Sedgewick
Ewan Byers
Ripon SC
2.0
4.0
(5.0)
5.0
16.0
11.0
70010
Woody
Oliver White
William Hide
Ripon SC
5.0
(7.0)
3.0
3.0
18.0
11.0
70167
 
Catherine Hide
Ellie Hide
Ripon SC
6.0
(8.0)
6.0
1.0
21.0
13.0
70351
Woodstock
Mark Wilson
Ruby Charlesworth
RWYC
(9.0)
5.0
8.0
9.0
31.0
22.0
70473
Peggy Sue
Elizabeth Pike
James Pike
RWYC
8.0
6.0
(10.0)
8.0
32.0
22.0
39970
Desperate Measure
Rory Nicholl
Lily Charlesworth
RWYC
(10.0)
9.0
7.0
7.0
33.0
23.0
26894
 
Gregory Little
Ewan Richardson
KSA
7.0
(10.0)
9.0
10.0
36.0
26.0
7001
Armada Boat
Jack Wilson
Steven Wilson
RWYC
(13.0 DNC)
11.0
11.0
11.0
46.0
33.0
70463
Onamission
Adam Whitehead
Molly Gore
RWYC
(13.0 DNC)
13.0 DNC
13.0 DNC
13.0 DNC
52.0
39.0

OVERALL

 

Sailed:3, Discards:1, To count:2, Entries:13, Scoring system:Appendix A
SailNo
Boat
HelmName
CrewName
Club
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Total
Nett
70534
Arctic Donkees
Matthew Lulham-Robinson
Benjamin Lulham-Robinson
Otley SC
1.0
(4.0)
2.0
7.0
3.0
70503
Unknown
Nicky Haigh
Will Nickson
RWYC
2.0
(14.0 DNC)
3.0
19.0
5.0
70167
 
Catherine Hide
Ellie Hide
Ripon SC
4.0
2.0
(6.0)
12.0
6.0
70556
Aqua Lupus
Peter Sedgewick
Ewan Byers
Ripon SC
3.0
3.0
(4.0)
10.0
6.0
39970
Desperate Measure
Rory Nicholl
Lily Charlesworth
RWYC
5.0
5.0
(9.0)
19.0
10.0
70010
Woody
Oliver White
William Hide
Ripon SC
(6.0)
6.0
5.0
17.0
11.0
70351
Woodstock
Mark Wilson
Ruby Charlesworth
RWYC
(7.0)
7.0
7.0
21.0
14.0
70515
Jack a' Tack
Edward Grey
Beth Grey
RWYC
(14.0 DNC)
14.0 DNC
1.0
29.0
15.0
70457
Cool Running
Harry Yeoward
Nick Elsdon
Rhosneigr Boat Owners
(14.0 DNC)
1.0
14.0 DNC
29.0
15.0
70463
Onamission
Adam Whitehead
Molly Gore
RWYC
8.0
8.0
(12.0)
28.0
16.0
7001
Armada Boat
Jack Wilson
Steven Wilson
RWYC
9.0
9.0
(11.0)
29.0
18.0
26894
 
Gregory Little
Ewan Richardson
KSA
10.0
(14.0 DNC)
10.0
34.0
20.0
70473
Peggy Sue
Elizabeth Pike
James Pike
RWYC
(14.0 DNC)
14.0 DNC
8.0
36.0
22.0

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 The 2009 Royal Windermere winter series got off to a great start with near perfect conditions in the north lake on Saturday 21st February. It was great to see so many Mirrors, including some new faces, notably from Killington SC, and those who had made the trek over the Pennines.

The sun shone, and there was a good breeze from the west which made setting the course slightly tricky and the windward mark an interesting challenge with the wind dropping over the adjacent fell. In the first race the port end of the line appeared to be favoured and those boats which had spotted the shift arrived at the windward mark first. Eventually the lead settled down and Peter Sedgewick in his new Winder boat made the most of the shifts on the beat to win the opening race by a long margin.

The second race got off to a clean start although Olly White had two goes at starting having got tangled up with the committee boat on the first time round when starting too early. The lead changed several times as the race officer gave them two full laps. In the end Nicky Haig and Will Nickson won narrowly from the Lulham Robinson boys.

By the start of the third race the wind had shifted to the north-west, and so the course had to be adjusted. The wind had eased slightly which did not make the windward mark any easier, and did not explain Catherine and Ellie Hide’s capsize, when they were in a good position. The lead changed hands several times again with Nicky Haig and the Lulham Robinson’s disputing it closely, the latter winning it in the end.

So after the first day the Matthew and Ben Lulham Robinson lead with Nicky Haig and Will Nickson a close second on count back, followed by Peter Sedgewick and crew Ewan Byers and Catherine and Ellie Hide in fourth place.

We look forward to seeing everyone on the 7th March for round 2. 

 

 
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